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Glossary

Billet

Long, semi-finished product of continuous casting of less than 150 mm square / round section. It is used in house-building industry and railroad construction after being transformed into bars, angles and sections.

English

Billet

Français

Billette (f)

Deutsch

Knüppel (der)

Español

Palanquilla (f)

Português

Tarugo (m)

Bloom

Large and long piece of steel mostly produced by continuous casting with a square or rectangular cross section of minimum 150mm. Blooms can be further processed into sections and profiles and used in railroad construction and offshore industry as well as for tube making.

English

Bloom

Français

Bloom (m)

Deutsch

Vorblock (der)

Español

Bloom (m)

Português

Barra (f)

Bottom pouring ladle

Pouring machine having a hole in the bottom through which flows molten metal . The control of the flow is done by the stopper device.

English

Bottom pouring ladle

Français

Poche à quenouille (f)

Deutsch

Stopfenpfanne

Español

cuchara de tapón /cuchara de colar por el fondo

Breakout / break - out

Dangerous incident on a continuous casting machine due to the sticking of the metal onto the mold’s wall, which causes the molten metal to splash.

English

Breakout / break - out

Français

Percée (f)

Deutsch

Durchbruch

Español

rotura de la costra de colada

Português

rotura da pele

Breakout prevention

The aim of this operation is to anticipate the spilling of molten metal on a continuous casting machine by auto healing of the skin and through thermal conditions control within the mould.

English

Breakout prevention

Français

Prévention de percée (f)

Bulging

Change in the liquid volume below the mould due to periodical deformation of the metal shell between extraction rolls.